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farm heistYarloop Gran has $30K jewellery stolen in farm burglary

A Yarloop grandmother has lost $30,000 worth of jewellery and heirlooms after her farmhouse was ransacked in a callous burglary just days after Christmas.

Briana FioreJournalist

Yarloop grandmother Jenny Brett had $30,000 worth of jewellery and heirlooms stolen in a rural farm house invasion

TENNISBrunswick mural showcases history

Briana Fiore

crashHeartfelt thanks after Harvey crash

A lucky mother and daughter who survived a car crash in Harvey last week have spoken out to thank the strangers who came to their rescue.

Briana Fiore

footballFormer West Coast Eagle Derek Hall coaching HBL colts

Former West Coast Eagle and Geelong player Derek Hall will...

Briana Fiore

sportsTen of the best from hard year

We countdown the top 10 sporting moments of 2020.

Briana Fiore

Yarloop fire anniversaryCrews gather to remember

Crews from around the South West and Peel regions came together last week to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Yarloop fire.

Briana Fiore

Business boom farceTwo Harvey restaurants close in one weekend

Despite Premier Mark McGowan’s assurance that “restaurants, pubs and businesses in regional WA are thriving”, two Harvey restaurants recently shut their doors in the same weekend, with several

Briana Fiore

Yarloop Fire AnniversaryAnxious Yarloop locals want more done

Driving past the glossy exterior of a rebuilt Yarloop on the fifth anniversary of the fire, you could be forgiven for believing the town has recovered after the brutal blaze that killed two peop...

Briana Fiore

in shapeCops fit for duty

If you find yourself hoping to outrun the police this holiday period — don’t even try.

to repurpose or waitOffice ‘unfit’

A Harvey shire councillor has slammed the “unfit” conditions in which shire staff are being required to work — labelling them “unhealthy, overcrowded and dangerous”.

‘LIKE PALMER’Pit proponent ‘like Palmer’

A spokesperson from the Binningup Action Group has targeted the MGM Bulk pit manager, who is also a Harvey shire councillor, likening him to “Clive Palmer”.

basketballWaroona basketball sets the beat

The Waroona basketball courts are the heartbeat of the town on Wednesday nights thanks to the success of this year’s competition.

Briana Fiore

artMaking a statement

As you drive into many South West country towns, with the music blaring and your hair down, you are likely to be welcomed by a bright and colourful entry statement made by a talented Harvey artist.

Briana Fiore

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Parts of Burnside and Gracetown could soon be included in a new locality, named for a local Aboriginal figure.

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Court was told the father-of-two Ryan William Pettit was given a move-on order by police after being involved in a fight outside the Exchange Hotel on Christmas Eve.

Batten down the hatchesMayor slams ‘complacent’ locals over ‘cyclone parties’

With the first cyclone of the season currently bearing down on the State’s North West, Port Hedland mayor Peter Carter warned the last thing you want is ‘people intoxicated in a cyclone’.

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Albany’s heart will turn all the colours of the rainbow next month when Albany Pride delivers one of the biggest regional Pride event line-ups in Australia.

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A man and his son have shared their frightening encounter with a great white shark off Rottnest Island, saying their inflatable rubber dinghy was “one bite” away from going down.

Cassidy Mosconi

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Mark McGowan will use a captain’s pick to parachute Baldivis MLA Reece Whitby into his new Cabinet if he wins the March election.

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Playboy millionaire Zhenya Tsvetnenko is hoping an expert who helped stop Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being sent to the US can help prevent his own extradition over an alleged text scam.

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The WA Liberal Party has committed $30 million to upgrade the intersection of Reid Highway and Erindale Road, but Labor says the Liberals have ‘grossly underestimated’ the cost of the project.

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